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Make the cookie dough using the ingredients marked with *.
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Cream the butter and add the sugar.
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Blend together and once smooth, add the egg yolks and mix.
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Mix in the matcha before folding in the flour with a spatula.
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When the dough isn't powdery anymore, split it into 6 equal pieces and leave to rest for over 30 minutes.
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Now for the bread dough.
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Add the milk and butter to a heat-resistant bowl and warm to body temperature in a microwave.
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When the butter has completely melted, add the sugar and yeast and mix.
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Add 1/3 of the powder ingredients and mix wiith a whisk until smooth.
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Add the rest of the powder ingredients and fold in with a spatula.
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Wrap the dough in cling film and heat in a 200W microwave for 30 seconds.
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Turn the dough out onto a dusted work surface and knead until it is no longer sticky.
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If the dough is still a bit sticky, you can fix this with dusting the dough with more flour.
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When you can round the dough into a smooth, taut ball, wrap it up and cover with a damp cloth for 15 minutes.
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Punch out the excess air and separate the dough into 6 equal pieces.
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Separate each piece so that you have 2/3 for the body and 1/3 for the head, feet and tail.
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Separate each head, feet and tail section into 1/4 for the head and split the rest into 5 equal pieces to make the 4 legs and a tail.
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Use your finger to squash down the areas where you will attach the pieces together.
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(I used cocoa when I took this photo which is why the dough looks darker than yours will).
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Take the cookie dough from the fridge and roll out each piece into a circle shape between 2 sheets of cling film.
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Rest each cookie circle on top of the turtle bodies you made out of breasd dough earlier and carve a criss-cross pattern into the cookie dough with a knife.
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Once you attach the head and feet it will be impossible to move the turtles without breaking them so place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and continue.
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Fix on the feet, head and tail by applying left over egg white onto the flattened area of each body piece and attaching to the body.
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(Again, the photo used here features a recipe where I used cocoa which is why it appears dark).
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These turtles will expand quite a lot so make sure to leave plenty of space between them on the baking tray.
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Keeping these turtles on the baking tray, microwave them at 200 W for 30 seconds, cover with a damp cloth and leave to proof for 25 minutes.
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They should become twice as big as their original size.
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Bake for 25 minutes at 200C.
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This time I made 2 pandas, 2 turtles and 2 crocodiles.
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Each recipe variation requires the same ingredients and amounts so you can mix and match like this.
